/*
 * Copyright 2007-2008 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License. 
 * 
 * Project: JGentleFramework
 */
package org.aopalliance.reflect;

/**
 * This interface represents a class member.
 * <p>
 * A member can be a field, a method, or a constructor.
 */
public interface Member extends ProgramUnit {
	/**
	 * A constant to denote the program side that uses this member.
	 */
	int	USER_SIDE		= 0;
	/**
	 * A constant to denote the program side that provides this member.
	 */
	int	PROVIDER_SIDE	= 1;

	/**
	 * Gets the class that declares this member.
	 */
	Class getDeclaringClass();

	/**
	 * The member's name.
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * The modifiers value.
	 */
	int getModifiers();
}
